[TenTec] Ten-Tec First Contact!!

[John Sheeley]

Well said Phil !!!

73 John WB4QDA


--- AI4DQ at aol.com wrote:

> Well, I did it after being around Ham radio 36 years
> or so. I Just Purchased 
> My First Ten-Tec radio And I have to say I am very
> Pleased to be able to 
> purchase an American company Radio For a change. 
> 
> I have owned a few Of the Big Three and Lots of OLD
> ones Seems Like there our 
> not too many that can hold up To the performance
> Standard that I have seen so 
> far with the Orion II . 
> 
> Yet I was taken back By the lack of respect for this
> very unique radio on the 
> reflector. Certainly by watching this reflector
> nobody talks about the radio 
> other than bitching about its faults. I guess you
> never owned a new MarkV or 
> Icom. 
> 
> The thing that made me try The Orion is the ability
> to update the radio over 
> the Web there our not many radios that have made it
> more convenient to upgrade 
> and improve the radio yet I will be the first to
> admit its not perfect and 
> its is quality Built radio with better performance
> then radios costing twice the 
> price.
> 
> 
> Also Just Bought the new 709A and its a wonderful
> Mic great audio has been 
> preferred over my Heil PR-40 By many and the best
> thing its uses the Heil 4 pin 
> connector meaning all those Heil cables can be used
> with this Mic and at 68.00 
> you better Buy a couple its a sweet sounding Mic.
> 
> I watch the reflector hopefully someone will talk
> about something that I can 
> learn about using on my new Orion II .
> 
> In the mean Time I pity the guys that can longer see
> the good things That 
> Ten-Tec has done for our Hobby. Without them raising
> the Bar on radio receiver 
> performance do you think Icom would improved the
> 7800 Roofing Filters.  
> 
> 
> Hope I made my Point it just my opinion!
> 
> Certainly with feedback from groups like this with
> reporting common problems  
> the factory could quickly detect common problems 
> 
> 
> And if the reflector can focus on the purpose
> improving the experience.and 
> reporting glitches to the factory, we just the may
> get improvements Quicker !
>  
> 
> I would like to hear more about the Orion II and
> less about SDR radios and 
> such or maybe its their reflector I need to join to
> hear how great the Orion has 
> been.
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> Ah yes let apologize in advanced for the people that
> English and Grammar whiz 
> I am not. After all  I am just Ham radio operator 
> Who Loves his new Orion II
> 
> 
> Phil Zavagli    AI4DQ    Louisville KY.
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